Standard Chartered Marathon 2009

so every year, i set aside three goals for myself. i completed one during the middle of the year. and i just finished another one yesterday.
honestly, i thought it was impossible. throughout my run/walk/stretches, i felt like it was impossible. sure, i wanted to give up. sure, i thought i was too weak to go on. but faith kept me alive. i finally realized that when you hit long distances,its your own race that you’re running. just keep on keeping on.
my first marathon. definitely not my last. pushing myself to the next level again come 2010!

this one’s dedicated to all those who believed in me.

numbers.

as of wednesday, today, the 8th of july 2009,

17 days to the big day.
5 days to getting my curve (so my personal assistant wont have to work tirelessly anymore.)
3 days to my brother’s graduation ceremony. (think we’ll go celebrate after that!)
1 day to another working day.

curve or bold?

bold

or curve?

i like it, its nice. slim. and business like. i can update my tweets, surf the net while waiting for people who are really late when it comes to meeting me, etc etc. just that the curve’s an older version, a tad slower and less stylish looking.

but maybe i want to do games too. how?

jabez…

“..Jabez probably had to struggle with being unwanted and unloved. He must have suffered rejection as a child and that would probably have been a big handicap in his life. But Jabez’s faith was stronger than his handicap. So instead of being a cause of pain to others, he rose up and laid hold of God in faith to become a great man of God…” -Pastor Kong.

i must remember who i am. i must remember who my God is. i must remember what my God.

why english is so important.

because without it, you cant sweep the girls off their feet!

thanks piglet.

why we must all do well in what we do.

i just watched the local news. i applaud the government for lending a helping hand to the needy. but i feel that help should not just stop there. thank God for a good government which helps needy families. but i want to do more than just clap my two hands and go on with my life. 

‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.’

no, i dont want to help the needy to appear on the headlines. neither do i want to do it for people’s favour. even if i do it and have people badmouthing me, i will still live life with a gladness of heart. because i know i have changed lives. and thats all that matters.

so how then can we help these people? simple, just do well in your area of work.

say, you are doing interior design. be the best interior designer you can be out there. build relationships with people in your business, like the furniture shops. then, do something unthinkable. while everyone is fighting to build houses for kings and queens, i say you build a house for a poor family. this family might be poor, but, they would definitely have the potential to impact the world. why build a house for someone who’s already impacting the world when you can invest in lives? bless them with a good shelter to live in.

say you’re into doing graphics industry, like motion graphics, be the best you can be. and then, conduct creative lessons for the needy. help them to nurture their brains. that way, that generation of people will come out with more creative solutions for problems. 

sorry, i’m doing design. so my examples are all design based. but i certainly do not think they are crap.

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My guit. teacher touched me today. i think he’s the best teacher i’ve ever come across in my entire life. thank you for showing me what love and being sensitive means.

2009

welcome to 2009. 2008 was an eventful year. VERY.
before i start, thanks for the Fred Perry Polo Tee kristy! likes it lots. and thanks for the hugo boss fragrance eunice. likes it!

i got into OCS. and dropped out. it didnt really affect me at first, but it affected my parents a lot. and, it eventually affected me. i thought, “If God really planned for me to get into OCS, then why in the world is so much sh*t flying my way?” i thought i was a failure. i failed the course towards being an officer. but then, God made my stumbling block a stepping stone. in 2008, i had my first mass production of brochures. then, the invitation cards to commissioning parade. God sometimes place people who give you chances to make your wrongs right again. thank God for my deputy commander. For giving me the opportunity to change OCS and up the sophistication level. sometimes the repercussions of my decision to quit the officer course did hit me. when i saw my friends commission. when they went for the commissioning ball. then, a close friend of mine, who was the date of one of the officers’ told me that her date told her something which irked her. it wasnt what he said that irked her, it was him that irked her. his character and behaviour. I’m thankful God showed me that ranks and positions does not make you the better person. i thank God for being in my life.

Events that marked 2008.
1) OCS.
2) Poh’s lessons.
3) Tim’s enlistment.
4) joining security.
5) the feisty angel.
6) You became a friend, for the first time.
7) Piglet’s conversion course to rock.
mass production of brochures.
9) Asia Conference (for many silly reasons.. and a particular incident.)
10) Shifted back to the place where i spent the first 12 years of my life in.

Happy New Year.
Happy New Year Tim, thanks for the memories in 08. most memorable time was the few days before you enlisted.
Happy New Year Kristy, thanks for putting up with me. but i am still jealous. for real.
Happy New Year piglet, rock chick! faster go be joshua’s girlfriend. i approve!
Happy New Year Belle, bring nappy out for more walks. i want to play with him one day. Pleeaase?
Happy New Year people who secretly read my blog and think i don’t know, show yourself in 2009!

oh oh, video time! if you ever come across a sticky situation and feel like giving up, here’s a song. i know the original’s by The Script but sara wee can do it nicely too! oh, belle, i hope you fixed your player because missing out on youtube videos is like missing out on showering in the toilet.

21st

in accordance of timing, i would like to thank all of you for making my birthday a memorable one.

1) i was at a chalet yesterday and the interactive media peeps surprised me with a cake while i was lying on the floor playing with the twister’s (the game) mat. thanks Ahmad, Ah Yong, Adeline, Alvin, Celeste, Fadz, Alison, Doreen, Ridz and Amy! i had a lot of trouble digging the cake out from my ear.
2) the security team! even though the last service of 2008 ended a little.. bumpy (haha!), i really meant what i said i really meant it when i said you guys pushed me up to another level in terms of my manhood, and i need you guys to push me up another level. thanks for the very nice cake and the topman tee.
3) Cell group. which cell group waits for the member to finish his security ministry, for 2 hours, just to sing happy birthday to him!? thanks for the topman tee.
4) my two little girls. thanks for always being understanding, and ever so patient with my nonsense. especially piglet. i know i said and did a lot of stupid things, especially the recent ones. but i’m glad you’re always there for me, ready to forgive me. thanks for the topman top! i think its the nicest.
5) to kristy. you’re the nicest and most patient female girl i’ve ever seen. i seem to irritate the piss out of you because i do silly things but you’re always ready to listen, ready to talk and i thank God even when you scold me for being stupid! without these scoldings, i would never know how a girl thinks. i really dont want you to leave for australia..
6) tim. thanks for celebrating my birthday the outfield way.
0) God. words alone cannot express how much You have been there for me. the highest peaks of my lives and the bottom most pits of my life. I Love You.

As you can tell from my presents, Topman is Andy. 2008 is dying out. 2009 is coming in. here’s this one.. just for you who knows its you.

TISCH the season to be jolly!

pardon the pun! i know its the worst form of grabbing attention ever. but how can i mellow my yellow self down, when i’ve been confessing with piglet about my university studies and how God will open doors for me to get into a university, or even find a way. and He really did!

thanks Piglet. THANK YOU GOD. LOVE YOU.
the power of confession! thanks Pastor Kong! you’re a pastor any congregation member would die for as much as us being a congregation to die for.

the philosophy of Poh.

i love Saturdays with Poh (sounds like a tv program, but its better than a tv program, trust me.) i don’t mind paying a little compared to other teachers (come on, its just $10 more per lesson). He teaches us music arrangement, layering, bringing life to the music/songs that we play, song leading during praise and worship (its a totally different ball game) and variations on the guitar. he also teaches us the characteristics of different chords. he went on to tell us about how he never tries to help the Holy Spirit (can’t tell you that, i paid ok, but if you ask me on msn, i’ll tell you. :] )

as you guys know, i’ve been to the printers to have my stuff printed, they gave me a voucher from a particular restaurant and said they were printing it, so they can give it to me anyway. it really got me thinking and believing and visualizing that if one day, i can continue doing awesomefied designs for major companies and have a good working relationship with them. then next time, whenever church has an outdoor event or something, i can actually get them to sponsor. you know like, energy drinks and chocolates, and make the event a spectacular one. i’m not saying church events are bad now, they’re good. but, there’s room for improvement. we can always incorporate letting the guys doing the talentime rock it out with the models from fashion fiesta with O School dancers dancing at the backdrop. but then again, its like a total rip off. give me some time, i will think of an original idea. (sorry piglet, i know how much you love justin timberlake’s songs.)

(as i am typing this, someone texted me about watching body of lies, but he/she wasnt really interested in that body.)

i know this sounds random, i was eating tomatoes and some friend was eating watermelon. kinda reminded me of my trip in australia where i loved the blackcurrents and raspberries so much that i ate an entire box of them in an hour. yummy! i love berries! straw, black, rasp.

UPDATE: i forgot, as i was having lunch today, i watch Jamie at Home. his dishes are all so yummy. i’m pretty glad mum’s going to join dad in india for eight months next year! i so want to try to make pies and pizza and what you have not. oh crap.. i’ve got no oven. oh wait! maybe i do!